Nichols died a few days after he was taken into custody by the Memphis Police, in a violent incident his family says left him “unrecognizable.” Five officers have been fired. (Image credit: Adrian Sainz/AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »Latest on Ukraine: Waiting for Germany’s Leopard tanks (Jan. 23)
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Friends and family will keep Hody Childress’ kind deed going
For years, Childress secretly gave money to his local pharmacy to cover prescription costs for those who couldn’t pay. Near the end of his life, he told his daughter so she could deliver the money. Read More at NPR
Read More »What motivated a gunman to open fire on a Lunar New Year celebration near LA
California’s Monterey Park community is reeling following a mass shooting at a dance club Saturday night. The city is tight knit and a center of Asian American and Pacific Islander life. Read More at NPR
Read More »R.I. girl asks police to run a DNA test on a cookie for evidence of Santa Claus
In a handwritten letter, the young detective requested a DNA test on the samples to prove the existence of St. Nick. The Cumberland Police Department promised to do its best to crack the case. Read More at NPR
Read More »Fans and celebrities gather at Graceland to eulogize Lisa Marie Presley
More than a thousand people gathered on the front lawn of Graceland on a gray, chilly Memphis morning to mourn the death and remember the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died on Jan. 12. (Image credit: John Amis/AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »Why higher winter temperatures are affecting the logging industry
It’s been an unusually warm winter in the Northeast. Loggers there need frozen ground to reach some forested areas. (Story first aired on Jan. 21, 2023 on Weekend Edition Saturday.) Read More at NPR
Read More »Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California, about the mass shooting in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead. Read More at NPR
Read More »Florida rejects an advanced placement course covering African American studies
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, about the state’s education department blocking an advanced placement high school course in African American studies. Read More at NPR
Read More »A change that kept people automatically enrolled in Medicaid is expiring soon
Beginning in April, a pandemic-era law that changed access to Medicaid is set to expire. Six million low-income people could lose access to health care. Read More at NPR
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